NEW DELHI: Vodafone India Thursday expanded 4G network in Mumbai to the residential and business corridors of Thane and Kalyan district.

India’s second-largest telco has launched high-speed data services on Feb 10 this year in Mumbai and is expanding the network in adjoining regions in a phased manner.

The roll-out will be completed across all parts of Mumbai including the Eastern suburbs and New Mumbai licensed areas by end March 2016, the UK-based telco said in a statement.

With this launch, Vodafone is now well positioned to offer 2G,3G and 4G services on its own convergent radio technology.

The telco is offering fourth-generation or 4G services over spectrum in 1800 MHz band and aims to facilitate data-hungry apps such as high definition video streaming, mobile gaming and two-way video calling.

Vodafone’s customers in Thane and Kalyan districts of Mumbai will get special benefits that include free upgrade to 4G, 100% extra data for postpaid and prepaid subscribers on select packs and a three-month complimentary subscription to TV, movies and music on Vodafone Play.

The company has already rolled out 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata and Delhi’s satellite town Gurgaon with plans to rollout 4G network across Delhi-NCR gradually.

The telco is banking on high-speed data services in India’s urban areas and data services contribute 20.8% to the company’s current service revenues.

"Mobile data is a part of future growth and we anticipate a larger ratio to our overall revenues in next two to three years," Vodafone India chief operating officer Naveen Chopra earlier told ET.

“Mumbai is a strong leadership market for Vodafone India with data contributing around 30% of total revenues. We are proud and delighted to bring our 4G services to Thane and Kalyan districts of Mumbai which constitute over 20% of our customer base,” Ishmeet Singh, Business Head – Mumbai, Vodafone India said.

With this launch, majority of Mumbai is covered with 4G and we will soon expand it to Eastern suburbs and Navi Mumbai areas to complete roll-out by end March 2016, Vofdafone executive said.

As a steadfast partner of Digital India, Vodafone said that it will remain focused on deploying multiple technologies such as 2G, 3G and 4G for optimally serving the consumers’ connectivity needs.

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After PSU banks, the government is likely to infuse capital in two chronically ill telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL, and the Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on 4G spectrum allocation to them by the third week of the current month after DoT places the note before it for consideration.

At a high-level meeting at the PMO late Tuesday, it was also decided that the two telcos will frame a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to reduce their employee strength, which will be followed by a reduction in the retirement age to 58.